Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-21

ing now and then 70 look - and speak
60 Henry Willard, with whom b had
formed 4 compact in settling the COM
pany's quarrels. Frederick BILLINGS vas
another big factor in this meeting. Mr..
Willard looks . tribe more gray and
aged than when in the full zenith of his
power he drove that golden spike on the
Northern Pacific. At q late hour tonight
the Willard following claimed to have cast
$50. 600 votes out OF the TAO. 600 shares
voted on. The future police Of tho North
srn Pacific Company is indicated in the
following correspondents between Henry
compromise ticket was male mp:
LETTER 10 NE. WILLARD.
PHILADELPHIA. September 12.-H. VIII
ard, Esq.-My Dear Fir: Up to this date
I have had no conference with any member
OF the company on the subject OF the
company on the subject OF the Board OF
Directors to serve in the interest OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company dur
ing the coming year. therefore, any ex.
pressions I made to you on the subject Of
our inter view on last Thursday we're views
of nv ovn. I still think it would be in
furious to bring into the board individuals
who have shown so much hostility to the
progress OF the enterprise. Some OF
the Union Pacific people have not
manifested q very neighborly spirit
toward Or, and I am grati6ed
with the efforts you have made to bring
about harmonious relations between the
Northern Pacific Company and the con
ficting interests. In your position l think
YOU can do more than anyone else in this
direction. 1t is very desirable that tn.
relations existing between ourselves and
other corporations west OF the kecky
Mountains should il possible he brought to
some amicable settlement, and I will gladly
ioin you in the effort. The question now
is, could you aid in bringing about some
satisfactory result better by becoming a
member OF the Northern Pacific board at
the approaching election. l am OF the
opinion that should you do SO you would
have q better opportunity to deal with
these conflicting interests. and l will there
fore be very glad to give you my support
and following if you can accept the posi-
ton. At your convenience, would be
Very truly yours,
e. B. Wright.
ME-. ~vILLARD's ANSWER.
NEW York, September 15.-C. B. Wright,
Esq.-Dear Sir: I have duly received and
am sincerely oblighed for your favor OF the
18th inst. As in the past, I am ready to
serve the true interests OF the Northern Pa.
ciic Company to the best of my ability. l
nave informed you verbally that the large
financial operations which l am undertake
ing for my German friends, make me hest
tate to identify myself with any corpora
ton in any official capacity: But / can
hardly decline to serve the Northern Pa
cifc for the particular purpose for which
you request my assistance, viz; to bring
about harmonious relations betweenit and
the Union Pacifir. l Am not sure that. as
you say, 1 can do more in my position
than any one else. but l am ready to use
my best endeavors in that direction. As
you say that you will gladly join me in the
fort. l feel confident that a satisfactory
solution lies in a joint leas OF the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company by the
Union Pacific and Northern Pacific Com.
panies. / am donbly glad, therefore, to
learn from Mr.. Cakes that in principal yon
are alone in favor Of it.
Yours very truly,
II. Willard.